The Zealot's faith based abilities in Darktide are a result of the Psychic Awakening correct? Basically Zealots are Psykers.

[PwnyHipster]

I've been listening to a lot of lore regarding the Psychic awakening after the cicatrix maledictum. And among the many conseuqneces of it are one obviously a LOT of humans are becoming Psykers (even a Space Marine and Ogryn who showed know signs of Psychic potential developed them during the awakening), and people start developing faith based super natural powers particularly priests, fanatics, the sisters of battle, etc even to the point of being able to fly.

So technically speaking Zealots are functionally "Psykers" in this game right? Like with Zealots ability to survive death.

[TemplarGFX]

I dont think so. Zealots (which are really Sisters of Battle) perform miracles through faith alone. Their belief in the emperor and his divinity cause actual miracles to occur, whether its the Emperor directly or indirectly responsible is another matter

[PwnyHipster]

Originally posted by TemplarGFX:

I dont think so. Zealots (which are really Sisters of Battle) perform miracles through faith alone. Their belief in the emperor and his divinity cause actual miracles to occur, whether its the Emperor directly or indirectly responsible is another matter

Except those "miracles" are just Psychic powers under another name. Its not a coincidence that these "miracles" started increasing in number after the Psychic Awakening. Most humans have latent psychic potential its just that most don't awaken to it.

They call it "miracles" because they prefer to think of it as such rather than what they real are. Psychic Powers.

Just like Saint Celestine is literally just a Daemon Prince(cess) of the Emperor.

But the Ecclesiarchy would execute anyone who said as much even though its the truth.

[Stormer]

Yes. They are. There's tons of hypocrisy in the Imperium of Man, it's done on purpose

[Beatbeat Goodbeat]

Originally posted by PoniBeatnik:

Originally posted by TemplarGFX:

I dont think so. Zealots (which are really Sisters of Battle) perform miracles through faith alone. Their belief in the emperor and his divinity cause actual miracles to occur, whether its the Emperor directly or indirectly responsible is another matter

Except those "miracles" are just Psychic powers under another name. Its not a coincidence that these "miracles" started increasing in number after the Psychic Awakening. Most humans have latent psychic potential its just that most don't awaken to it.

They call it "miracles" because they prefer to think of it as such rather than what they real are. Psychic Powers.

Just like Saint Celestine is literally just a Daemon Prince(cess) of the Emperor.

But the Ecclesiarchy would execute anyone who said as much even though its the truth.

Sounds like heresy to me.

[Varivox]

Yea. Pretty much anything that isn't scientifically proven comes from something to do with the warp. It's even hypothesized that the emperah himself is, at this point, a chaos god. Anything "magic" effectively originates from the warp.

Even if it is the emperor granting these miracles, he only gets the power to grant miracles like that from his use of the warp.

[PwnyHipster]

Originally posted by Beatbeat Goodbeat:

Originally posted by PoniBeatnik:

Except those "miracles" are just Psychic powers under another name. Its not a coincidence that these "miracles" started increasing in number after the Psychic Awakening. Most humans have latent psychic potential its just that most don't awaken to it.

They call it "miracles" because they prefer to think of it as such rather than what they real are. Psychic Powers.

Just like Saint Celestine is literally just a Daemon Prince(cess) of the Emperor.

But the Ecclesiarchy would execute anyone who said as much even though its the truth.

Sounds like heresy to me.

More like truthesy